From: Anonymous <nobody@replay.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 00:44:14 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Democracy...
Message-ID: <199809160536.HAA03287@replay.com>
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Separation of church and state was established by jefferson not as a
quote from the constitution but as a summary of the religious parts of
it.  It was written in a letter to baptists in massachusets.  He also
sent a copy of it to his postmaster general and attorney general for
proofreading to make sure it was a legal summary and correct.  You can
find this info on the internet.




---Jaeger <Jaeger@hempseed.com> wrote:
>
> hey, would you care to show us where "seperation of church and
state" is
> to be found in the constitution/bill of rights?  absolute right and
> wrong is not a religious belief (necessarily)..  your religious
beliefs
> do not affect the nature of reality.  there are absolute truths by
> necessity...  see, there is NO WAY that there could not be.  Because
if
> there were no absolute truths, then that would mean that NOTHING is
> absolute.  That statement in itself is an absolute.  now, as for
> absolute truths regarding the president, there may or may not be any
as
> far as most people are concerned.  people always seem to make an
> exception for people who agree with them...  in order to be an
effective
> president, however, one must uphold the very basis of this country, by
> upholding the law.  Clinton perjured himself, obstructed justice, and
> tampered with witnesses in a grand jury investigation (which was
> incidentally <sp?> being conducted by a man who was praised just
months
> earlier as unbiased and very qualified for the job).  The man is
> supposed to be the figurehead for our system of gov't.  If he cannot
> follow the law, then he is not fit for the office.
> 
> Jaeger
> 
> > Ever heard of seperation of church and state? Democracy? the
rights of
> >
> > the individual?  While you certainly have the right to practice your
> > religion in what ever manner you so choose demanding that everyone
> > else
> > does, or that the president of the us of ais subject to you PERSONAL
> > faith decisions is outragous
> >
> > Vivek Vaidya
> >
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> 
> 

==
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